Uman Correctional Colony (No. 129)

Uman Correctional Colony (No. 129) was a penal institution located in the Cherkasy region that carried out the execution of criminal sentences in the form of imprisonment in accordance with Ukrainian legislation. Throughout different years, the institution provided for the detention of male convicts and was part of the system of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine.

Throughout its operation, the colony performed functions of isolation, sentence execution, organization of convict labour, social and educational work, and preparation of individuals for release. Within the framework of reforming the penitentiary system of Ukraine and optimizing the network of penal institutions, the activities of the State Institution “Uman Correctional Colony (No. 129)” were terminated.

The institution has been removed from the list of active penal institutions, and its functions regarding the execution of criminal sentences are no longer performed. Today, the institution is not used to hold convicts, and information regarding its current property status and future use is absent in open official sources.

At the same time, Uman Correctional Colony (No. 129) remains part of the history of the development of the Ukrainian penitentiary system and is mentioned in archival materials and documents relating to the functioning of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine.